single file

/ˌsɪŋgəl faɪl/
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Other forms: single files

Definitions of single file
  1. noun
    a line of persons or things ranged one behind the other
    synonyms: Indian file, file
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    types:
    snake dance
    a group advancing in a single-file serpentine path
    column
    a line of units following one after another
    type of:
    line
    a formation of people or things one behind another
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